• help Jason where I can so he doesn't have to carry it all
• get stuff together for tuesday appt.
• read fitness book and do workbook
• workout
• brainstorm about making money
• make flyer for Jason's businesses
• figure out dinner and make it

• Somewhere over the rainbow by IZ (the hawaiian version...love it!)
• Stupid boy by Keith Urban
• Halo by Beyonce
• You were meant for me by Jewel
• 100 years to live by five for fighting
• addicted by saving abel
• Second chance by Shine down
• I'm yours by Jason Mraz
• Here comes goodbye by Rascall Flatts

Things I am wishing for at this moment...

• a signed lease with Jason (still love that man like crazy! I wonder when I'll feel normal around him, as in my heart doesn't do this fluttering thing everytime I see him!)
• a magic pill to help me stay awake long enough to read through my personal trainer book
• another magic pill to help me retain all of that info (it's over 700 pgs long!)
• for those smucks on craigslist to stop sending me lam-o responses to my ad for my business (really, does an ad for my painting bus. seriously make you think I'd be interested in filling out forms for money?! That's why I have an accountant-I suck at forms!)
• oh, for my kids to all at once suddenly be so tired that they all lay down and fa...

• The Grand Canyon (this one has been top of my list for a long time!)
• England (this is my dad's favorite place on earth...is it any wonder I want to go there?)
• The Gulf of Mexico
• Key West (it just sounds like a fantastic place to visit)
• Route Lake Lodge in Canada (I know I've already been there, but I really would love to go back)
• Maine or the east coast in general
• I want to see the ocean again
• Maybe Greece someday
• Oh, and Mt. Rushmore (saw that one before too..sorta, but I really want to be able to see it next time)

Well, that's it pretty much...after I see those places I can die happy!

Yep, this one's all about you!

• You are supportive
• You listen to my random ramblings without judgement
• You take the time to read my OD
• You actually comment on what I write!
• You give me a swift kick in the pants when I am being lazy and remind me that fitness is my goal
• You light a fire in me to want to be active
• You inspire me
• You laugh at my jokes
• You talk to me like I am intelligent
• You talk to me about politics and accept that I will not always agree
• You share great sites like this one with me!

I like having you as a friend...and this is my way of showing my appreciation. Be well, peace

• confidence (not to be confused with cockiness-that's an instant turn off!)
• A great smile
• A sense of humor (I mean, what is life without laughter?)
• Intelligence
• Compassion (that goes without saying, but I'm saying it anyway)
• A strong work ethic
• A giving nature
• Nice arms
• A nice chest
• And...it doesn't hurt anything if he is a fantastic kisser!

I know there are more things on my list, but these are the ones that immediately came to mind. Gosh, there are exactly 10 items on that list...and Jason has all those great qualities! I guess that makes him a perfect 10! I am the luckiest girl in the world!!!

• we can start with better health
• more stamina
• better body
• I want to be better in bed
• I want to like what I see when I look in the mirror
• I want to be able to wear a bikini and not be embarrassed
• I don't want to "notice" my stomach anymore
• I want my boyfriend to look at me and say "wow"
• I want to fit into those totally amazing lei jeans
• I want to wear all my cute shirts without having bulges under them
• a size 6 booty would be nice
• flexibility
• a sense of accomplishment
• a better shot at being successful in my chosen line of work

• I still like talk radio
• I am apparently no better than Britney Spears in that I am unable to avoid undue influence (I believe almost everything I hear)
• People with bi-polar disorder often think they suddenly have some sort of 6th sight and go around "diagnosing" all their friends (does that go along with "misery loves company"? just wondering)
• Almost everyone has at least one question that haunts them
• And almost no one asks said question which is why it continues to haunt them
• I don't suffer from that particular affliction (or the other one previously mentioned!)
• 2 of my children are incapable of speaking at a normal level and the rest of them shout to be heard over those 2.
• My mother told me she hoped someday I wou...

In no particular order other than maybe the last time I listened to them or when they come to mind!

• All I ask of you from the Phantom of the Opera
• We belong by Pat Benatar
• In your eyes by Peter Gabriel
• Love me for me by Ashlee Simpson
• So Small by Carrie Underwood
• Fix you by Coldplay
• Round Here by Counting Crows
• Anna begins by Counting Crows
• Let's Groove by Earth, Wind & Fire
• Can't help falling in love by Elvis Presley
• Only God (could stop me loving you) by Emerson Drive
• Light of day by Emerson Drive
• There for you by Flyleaf
• So I thought by Flyleaf
• Heaven Forbid by The Fray

Ok, so this list is only going to have one entry for the moment...making it more of a point than a list I guess...but I must put it on here!

• The Ballad of the Sad Cafe...I had to read this for a high school class...but it has stuck with me all these years. I forgot the name of it, but I never forgot the characters. I remember it being an incredible read. I am going to find it now that I found the title and read it again!

So, there was this really great speech that we watched in my oral comm class the other day. Chris Matthews was the speaker. I guess he's some political guy..I seem to want to call him Dave Matthews--but that's not right! Anyway...here are a few things I learned from that speech.

• If you want to be somewhere or you want to do something...you have to get a seat at that table.
• Be there when the lightning strikes--because something will happen eventually!
• Ya gotta ask. No one will come to your door and say "I heard you have a dream" it's your job to go out and ask for it.
• Believe in something, big or small, believe in something .
• Follow your beliefs, even if they make you different.
• Ideas are powerful

I don't really know who this guy is, I do...

• finish cleaning the van
• fold and put away our laundry
• check email for response to freecycle items
• decide on dinner
• make dinner
• do whatever needs to be done so Jason can relax
• read another chapter in book and complete workbook on it
• workout

Funniest collection of bumper stickers on one vehicle...

• God is awesome
• Somedays all I want to be is a missing person!
• I just hope God isn't too picky
• FUH Q
• Support cannibalism...eat me

• a steady income
• for Jason to like what I am getting for him
• a size 8 tushy!
• my kids to get to see their dad
• a resolution with school
• a softer bed
• more time

• Get the following information together by November 15, 2008
  • ✔ what licenses or registration I need for the county
  • ✔ what tax laws I need to know about
  • ✔ what I need to do to be compliant with the tax laws
  • ✔ how I am going to set up my business (sole proprietorship or incorporation)
  • ✔ how I will advertise and where
  • ✔ what companies can I get an account with in order to keep my costs down
  • ✔ what insurance will I have
  • ✔ how will I bid jobs
  • ✔ how will I handle payment
• Finish my personal trainer certification process by Febuary 1, 2009
  • decide between now and then

This list will likely be incomplete for now as I have forgotten much of what I read years ago, but I will add to it as I recall those old favorites. These are in no particular order.

• The entire Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein (and yes, that includes the hobbit)
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (no matter which book they put first, it's still a knockout series)
• Books 1-6 in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling (I haven't gotten to read the 7th book yet)
• Eragon and the second book in the series Eldest by Christopher Paolini (I cannot wait to read Brisingr!)
• Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis (a wonderful series...I highly recommend it to all)